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A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident. Full summary » | Full synopsis »

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Connections to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: - Main character's name is Alice. - Computer is named 'Red Queen'. - 'The Red Queen' needs to kill someone who is infected, so she tries to get someone else to chop off their head. (Off with her head!) - Alice in Wonderland paperweight. - A white rabbit was use to test the T-virus. - To enter the hive they go through a mirrored door (through the looking glass). - The Red Queen also succeeds in cutting off "her" head - the medic in the laser hallway. - Kaplan worries about time, as the White Rabbit does. (Mentioned in commentary) - Matt is sitting on the ledge when Rain and JD hear the first zombie. This is mentioned in the commentary as a reference to the Caterpillar.See more »

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Continuity: The dress on the bed is not the dress Alice wears.See more »

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[first lines] Narrator:At the beginning of the 21st century, the Umbrella Corporation had become the largest commercial entity in the United States. Nine out of every ten homes contain its products. Its political and financial influence is felt everywhere. In public, it is the world's leading supplier of computer technology, medical products, and healthcare. Unknown, even to its own employees, its massive profits are generated by military technology, genetic experimentation, and viral weaponry.See more »

I had to sift long and deep for a good comment on this. Why all the
hostility? I think there was great chemistry on this production and it
shows; the actors and crew involved loved the game and had a good time
making this. This movie successfully recreated the feel of the game,
and because it kept exposition to a minimum of what you needed to know
for this particular story and didn't borrow from or revise any of the
original characters or settings, it supported and strengthened the
franchise. No story is retold here, no words are wasted, the setting,
feel and pace is familiar to fans of Resident Evil and yet it's
perfectly accessible to those unfamiliar with the broader storyline.
Not giving the fan-boys their favorite characters was a good choice
since characters tend to get mangled in adaptation, and yet the
fan-boys still complain. With this film you have a good, watchable
story that can partake of the Resident Evil cosmology, showing it due
respect.

It did an excellent job establishing characters without too much
unnecessary background, developing them just enough to make you want to
know what they'll do next, to make you care before the sudden and
gruesome happens to them. The acting was above par for a Resident Evil,
certainly much better than the first game. The plot was no more comic
bookish than any of the games. My one complaint was that the characters
were too battle-trained, too slick, too good at fighting for them to be
sympathetic horror subjects. This could've been balanced out with more
reaction shots showing the soldiers wetting themselves. But Alice's
over-the-top commando-style action made her too much of a super heroine
to really make anyone concerned about her survival; characters made of
Teflon make good action but apathetic horror subjects.

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